A man mourns next to the flower-covered grave of former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon after he was buried on his family's farm on Jan. 13 near Sderot. Sharon, 85, died on Jan. 11 after spending eight years in a coma. Ariel Schalit, AP

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, center, stands in front of the grave. Baz Ratner, AP

People watch as an honor guard places the casket into the burial site. GPO via Getty Images

People photograph a truck transporting the casket of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon as a funeral convoy arrives at his family's ranch near Sderot. Jack Guez, AFP/Getty Images

Officers salute as Sharon's coffin, draped with the Israeli flag, sits inside a vehicle as it stops at the Armored Corps memorial for fallen soldiers in Latrun, near Jerusalem. It was the site of a battle where Sharon was wounded during Israel's war of independence in 1948. Ahmad Gharabli, AFP/Getty Images

Roni Schayak, Sharon's adopted son, kisses his flag-draped coffin during a state memorial service in Jerusalem. Menahem Kahana, AFP/Getty Images

The coffin is carried after a memorial ceremony outside the Knesset, in Jerusalem. Sebastian Scheiner, AP

An honor guard carries wreaths in front of the casket during a state memorial service. Gali Tibbon, AFP/Getty Images

Former British prime minister Tony Blair speaks during Sharon's state memorial service at the Knesset. Gali Tibbon, AFP/Getty Images

Israeli leaders and foreign delegates attend a state memorial service for Israel's former prime minister at the Knesset. GPO via Getty Images

An Israeli lights a memorial candle for Sharon as he lies in state on the plaza before the Knesset on Jan. 12. Jim Hollander, European Pressphoto Agency